> The University of Mass. did remove the musket from the hands of the > Minuteman, (the state symbol and university mascot), in a fit of > political correctness.
I don't know about zoo-Mass's mascot and whether he is now musketless or not, but the state emblem displays not a minuteman but an Indian (or, to be "pc", a Native American). And the Indian is still holding his bow in his right hand and an arrow in his left. "Chapter 2, Section 1 of the Massachusetts General Laws describes 'The Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth' as follows: 'The coat of arms of the Commonwealth shall consist of a blue shield with an Indian thereon, dressed in a shirt, leggings, and moccasins, holding in his right hand a bow, and in his left hand an arrow, point downward, all of gold; and in the upper right-hand corner of the field a silver star of five points. The crest shall be, on a wreath of gold and blue, a right arm, bent at the elbow, clothed and ruffled, and grasping a broad-sword, all of gold.'" Fred from Massachusetts
